Neck muscle function in violinists/violists with and without neck pain

Neck pain is associated with changes in neuromuscular control of cervical muscles. Violin and viola playing requires good function of the flexor muscles to stabilize the instrument. This study investigated the flexor muscle behaviour in violin/viola players with and without neck pain using the crani...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical rheumatology 2016-04, Vol.35 (4), p.1045-1051
Hauptverfasser: Steinmetz, Anke, Claus, Andrew, Hodges, Paul W., Jull, Gwendolen A.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Neck pain is associated with changes in neuromuscular control of cervical muscles. Violin and viola playing requires good function of the flexor muscles to stabilize the instrument. This study investigated the flexor muscle behaviour in violin/viola players with and without neck pain using the craniocervical flexion test (CCFT). In total, 12 violin/viola players with neck pain, 21 violin/viola players without neck pain in the preceding 12 weeks and 21 pain-free non-musicians were included. Activity of the sternocleidomastoid muscles (SCM) was measured with surface electromyography (EMG) during the CCFT. Violin/viola players with neck pain displayed greater normalised SCM EMG amplitudes during CCFT than the pain-free musicians and non-musicians ( P  
ISSN:0770-3198
1434-9949
DOI:10.1007/s10067-015-3000-4